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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-07-09
Hl0vn to Pieces.

On Wednesday afternoon a small
sized cyclone passed over the town,
scattering the dust in great clouds
in every direction, DESIGNATING stove
pipes and making things generally
disagreeable. The only damage
sustained was the destruction of a
small shed near the railroad be-
longing to the Idaho Forwarding
Company. The delivery team of
the store had been driven under the
shed, but fortunately not tied, and
when the horses found the structure
going over their heads they quickly
backed out and left for town, while
the broken boards and timbers fell
in a pile where the shed had stood.
The driver of the team, 4. rBrown-
low. had not been away from the
team over a minute when the
shed was demolished, and had he
been detained might have suffered
some injury from the descending
miasiles.
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A Dull Uav.

Monday last, the Fourth of July,
was a quiet day in Ketchum. BE.
yond the display of a few flags and
decorating Main street with ever
green's and spasmodic fusilades of
firecrackers, nothing was done to
celebrate the event. The arrival of
parties in town from the upper
country the Saturday and Sunday
previous enlivened the town lit
tie, but it soon recovered its normal
condition. A fine opportunity to
have a fitting observance of the
day in Ketchum was lost from the
simple fact that those who wanted
to get up a celebration met with
but. poor encouragement from those
who would have reaped all the
pecuniary benefits of the same.
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A Solution Wanted.

A correspondent to the KEYSTONE
sends the following problem for
the edification of its readers with
the desire that some of them solve
the same:
found a wagon standing in the road one 1
day. The most particular part OF the r'G
was two bolts or rivets marked - No. 3.
the only ones 80 marked. One was through
the tire of the hind, the other through the
tire Of the front wheel, both on tor, and III
exactly the same position. l wondered u
when the wagon moved both OF these Dolls
would ever be in the same position again.
directly on top. concluded that distance
had to be considered, together with the size
and circumference OF the wheels. BY meas
urement found the hind wheel $50 and tha
forward wheel l03 inches in circumferenc &C
and the tire one inch thick. Then com;
have TO be moved in order to bring the
bolts directly on top again and proved u
would have to be fifteen yards. VIII soms
of the KEYsroxE readers explain how tni'
WAS obtained?
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TELEPHONE Connections.
The Proposed Extension Of the Line to
Smoky, Challis and Bayhorse.

Mr.. c. F. Annett, president OF
tho Rocky Mountain Telephone
Company, arrived in Ketchum on
Tuesday. The object of his visit
here is to inquire into the practical
bility of and inducements offered
to extend the telephone system to
Smoky from this point. The ex-
pense of constructing such line
will be about $1,000, and the raising
Of such amount is necessary to
have the wire stretched. What sue
cess has attended Mr.. Annett' g
trip is not known, but there does
not seem to be much doubt con-
corning the construction of the line
from this point, as it is twenty
miles nearer and over a better road
than from any other locality. The
Philadelphia & Idaho Company,
through its manager here, has sub
scribed one-half of the required
sum, and the owners of mines in
Smoky and those here who are to
be benefited by telephone connec-
tons between the two places will
probably raise the remainder. Mr..
Annett left for Smoky on Wednes-
day to take look at that camp
and view the road leading there
from ketchum.
The efforts made to secure tele-
phone connection with Ketchum
from Challis and Bayhorse are pro-
crossing. The Rocky Mountain
Company is so busily engaged in
constructing extensions and new
lines, already contracted, that it
cannot give its attention to this
proposed line now. President An
nett has, however, in a conversa-
ton with Cal. Clawson, suggested
that those interested in the matter
90 ahead at once and build the line
on their own responsibility, and his
company would rent them the neces-
sary instruments to operate with.
Mr.. Clawson and other gentlemen
from Custer county, now here, be-
lieve that this can be done, and no
trouble experienced in regard to
securing the funds to build the line.
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Joseph Pinkham, on his return
from trip to Washington county,
brought with him last Tuesday q
variety of fruits as a specimen OF
what can be produced in Idaho.
The collection consisted of an ap-
pie, pear, peach, plum and an al
mond and were all grow at a ranch
on Snake river. The specimens
show what care and industry can
accomplish and it will not be many
years before the Snake river coun-
try will be dotted with fruit farms.
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Excitement at Houston.

Two miners, Egbert Andrews
and John Allen, who are engaged
in working a claim twelve miles
this side of Houston, Custer county,
arrived in town yesterday and state
the greatest excitement has pre-
vailed i'm that town for the past
few days over the discovery made
of body of rich ore. While en-
gagged in digging a we'll, a man
threw out a quantity of rock, the
peculiar appearance of which at
tracted his attention and on a
closer examination he concluded to
have a sample assay made. The
returns showed q value of 500 Ill
gold and over $500 in silver. AS
soon as the report of the assay be-
came noised about the greatest ex-
citcment prevailed in the quiet lit
tie town. Every one was busy on
the Fourth of July stalking of
claims and when one was found to
overlap another in any respect the
owners of each would zealously
guard their holdings until some
amicable settlement was made. 1t
is safe to say that the national
birthday was never celebrated in
so exciting a manner before. After
all, Houston may again rise in all
its glory and the Enterprise story
| of the deserted Idaho mining camp
be followed by another narrative OF
how quickly the town has thrown
off its lethargy and become q
lively, bustling camp once more
1t is to be hoped that the rumors o.
the new strike have not been mag
nified.
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the brute never moved after falling
to the ground. Keeter was a new
conner in the camp and it is not
known where he came from. His
first name was Amos. No arrests
had been made at last accounts
and there is not likely to be. The
above are the only particulars re-
oo,vaI
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contingent would not come TO
Bellevue unless certain guarantees
were made, and that of combina-
ton made to bag the main purses
without any consideration as to
the merit of the horses, operated
against the success of the meeting.
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The Cheerful WorkerA

In giving an account OF the exer-
cises at the Union Church Sunday
School review, an unintentional
omission was made last week In
not mentioning the Cheerful Work
ers, who contributed greatly to the
success Of the evening and deserve
great praise. The young Misses
comprise the class of Mrs. Louisa
Brodhead, consisting of Dora Nal
son, Irene Wells, Osa Hatfield,
Josie Perkins, Augusta Malson'
Katie Messerly and Grace Wells.
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Xillnd Blow.

On Thursday evening brute
named Keeter, who had the rePuta,-
ton of being of . vicious ana Dlood-
thirsty disposition, made an unpro.
voked attack upon q miner at
smoky. The victim Of the attack
dealt his aseailant such powerful!
blow that it had 4 fatal result and
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A match for a purse Of SO, bes

A match for a purse OF $IU, best
score in ten shots, was arranged
between Frank Gooding and j.
Brennan, which was won by the
latter, and in a match, best in three
shots, Gooding was the victor of
the purse of the same amount. A
third trial, with stakes doubled,
best in three shots, resulted in a
tie, each making IL points, and an
extra shot by each gave the purse
to Brennan by one point.
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T, E. CLOHECY g. co,
BANKERS,
KETCHUM, IDAHO.

Transact general banking business in
all its branches.
Interest paid on Time Deposits.
Buy and sell Exchange on all the leading
Cities of the United States.
Sell Exchange on the principal cities OF
Great Britain, ireland. Switzerland, France.
Belgium. Holland, Norway, Sweded. Den
mark, Italy, Russia, Germany and Austria.
Collections made with prompt returns a.
lowest rates.
Certificates of deposits issued payable on
demand.
Accounts solicited.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-07-09

oyr Of Ketchum's bright young
.,.o started out buggy riding with
1is sunday girl, one evening last
~s,k. After carefully arranging
,,e lap-robes and getting ready Tor
!, ,,ari he found that in his excite
msnt he had forgotten to take down
,1s lines which had been carefully
Li5 on the horses back. lie Sc
,rred the steering gear and made
another break to start but the AMI
NAL falling to pull up a tree to which
h. was held by a halter strap, re-
fused to go. and the b. y. m. had to
srt out and put things in proper
.bape before he was fairly off.
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r.. finder of a lady's gold buckle,
J ~ p " the vicinity of Elkhorn
LOST III ,b .n East Fork and Keetchum
a nad On will vii receive five dollars n; RE, re,
pord by leaving the same at the
palace Hotel.
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D ,vrrR has had the dining
?. n pa ofiice of his hotel hand
roOm anu IaaoUarated with colored It's
lonely ao ot' The work has been ar
','a.,;rallv done.
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r..ovr JACOBS has had a patent
cork drawer attached 10 ''.e va. ao "
me Metropolitan: IL IS a ,leaI I'LL I'LL
,riyance and performs It's WORK , i;he
4 miniature SAMPSON ny "''''''
nome il is known.
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o,.r year ago yesterday the snow ,3
OSE yea, 20 west Of town dis
on the .a llI' This year there still re-
aFpPeaioI considerable patch ON the
i p;rbest peak.
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The Rifle Shoot.

Shooting at the Guyer Springs
range on Sunday last was very in
teresting and attracted large
crowd. Two teams were in the
field and the scores made were as
fnllOwo.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-07-09

ID kiln of brick at La
TIE 11,s,: :s yard was fired on Thursday
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w ron front of Comstock &
Tue li '"u building was put In
clsrk's nc"
.,.,erday.
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.np,rs are ripening IN
srRAwBtn,",aar den. the first lot
Jud &c LeSo having been picked
o. . y" the week.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-07-09

STEWARD Bros. stock of Wall
Paper comprises all the latest pat.
terms.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-07-09

street sprinkler IS doing
Taf TX s, in keeping down the
f r,.t on Main street.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-07-09

EXAMINE Stewart Bros. stock Of
Wall Paper.
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.ho,,sand rolls of Wall Paper
oss .,a GVeb by Steward Bros
, 1887-12-17
The Prince Improving.

SAN RENO, Dec. 16.-The new growth
which has made its appearance in the
throat of the crown prince is not of a
generous nature. 1t causes no difficulty
in breathing and no operation is deemed
necessary at present. The tight side of the
larynx is wholly sound.
DR.. Mckenzie stated that he considers
the appearance of the crown princes
throat better than when he examined it
in the beginning of November. A small
growth has formed higher up in the
throat, but it has not the malignant APP
appearance of the growth which appeared
toward the close of the crown princes
stay at Ravenna, but which has since di-
minished. The swelling of the glands has
entirely disappeared.
BERLIN, Dec. I6.-The San Reno
correspondent of the National Zeitmg
telegraphs that at the examination of the
o princes throat to-day Drs. McKen-
zie and Krauss and other physicians
found a very slight increase in the swell
ing.
, 1887-12-17
NextP

New YORK, Dec. 16.-A mass meeting
under the auspices OF the Republican club
was held in Chickering hall to -night, Col.
John Atkinson, of Michigan, presiding.
Hon. G. A. Grow, of Pennsylvania, dis
cussed the tariff issue and her Hon. r.
G. Horr, of Michigan, was introduced to
talk on temperance. He said the Repub-
lican party had never been on the wrong
side Of any question. He believed in
local option. If a man believes in tenn
perance. why does he not join the third
party2 First, | would not Join the Prohi-
bition party because every vote would be
helping the Democracy. l would not join
that party because the Democrats want
me to. What they want done should be
avoided by those who desire temperance.
The president, in his message, has given
the next platform of his party. The diff
Guilty has heretofore been hat we never
knew when we had a Democrat on a ques-
ton. The speaker said the mugwumps
had given up their time to accusing Re-
publicans and accusing Democrats-chiefy
the latter.
, 1887-12-17
The Major Bash Case.

Especial to the Omaha Ree.I
WASHINGTON, Dec. l4.-Maj. Daniel
N. Bash, paymaster u. s. A. is In the
city on waiting orders. Maj. Bash, it will
be remembered, was the paymaster who
was robbed last summer near DOUglas.
Wyo. ,of$7, 30Oin government funds while
en- route to pay the troops of Fort McKin-
ney, Wyo. The robbery was made the
subject of an official court of inquiry at
Fort Robinson, and pending the settle
ment of the amount due to the govern
ment, Maj. Bash was ordered to the city
to await further orders. After strenuous
efforts, carried out during the summer,
the robber, one Charles Parker, was cap
tured, and is now serving a term in the
Wyoming penitentiary.
A peculiar feature ofthe case was that
he was waylaid and robbed OF the money
which he himself mad stolen by two from
tier desperadoes, who represented them
solved as United States marshals, so that,
%althoughthe original criminal was secured,
none of the funds were recovered. Mai.
Bash has applied to congress for relief,
bills having been introduced in both sen
ate and house looking to that end. The
papers accompanying the bill seem to
completely exonerate Maj. Bash from any
charge of carelessness in the handling of
any public funds intrusted to his care. 1t
is made manifest by a letter from Chief
Paymaster Terrell, of the department of
the Platte, that before leaving Cheyenne
IN his tour north to Fort Mckinney,
Bash made persistent and most
earnest efforts to procure a safe in
which to carry the public funds in
trusted to his care. Failing in securing
one from the United States government,
he applied to the local express company
and was equally unsuccessful. II he had
obtained the safe which Is usually given
to paymas;ers for the protection Of funds
on long stage trips, instead of that which
he was obliged to take, there is no ques-
ton but that the money would have gone
safely through to its destination. In addi-
ton to this the escort furnished for the
protection of the money was greatly mad
equate to the dangerous character Of the
trip. The additional fact that the funds
were very bulky and consisted largely
of small bills and silver, made it impos-
sible for Maj. Bash to conceal them on his
person. Endorsements from Gen. Crook,
in command of the department of the
Platte, and Maj. Gen. Alfred Terry, COM
mander of the division of the Missouri,
heartily commend Mai. Tcrrell's letter,
and place the responsibility where it
properly belongs-upon the government
for its negligence in not providing suitable
protection for one of its officials charged
with the custody of public funds and tray
cling through the most dangerous and
lawless sections of the northwestern from
tier. 1t is believed that Maj. Bash will
have no difficulty in securing the needed
relief.
, 1887-12-17

Where the unframed eye will see MOTH
ing but mire and dirt, says Sir John Lub-
book, science will often reveal exquisite
possibilities. The mud we tread under
IL feet is n grimy mixture of clay and
sand, SCOT and water. Separate the sand,
however, as Ruskin observes-let the
atoms arrange themselves in place ac-
cording to their nature-and you have
the opal. Separate the clay, and it be-
comes n white earth, fit for the finest
porcelain; or, if it still further purifes
itself, you have n sapphire. Take the
SCOT, and if properly treated it will give
you diamond. While, lastly, the water,
purified and distilled, will become a dew
drop or crystalline into a lovely star.
Or, again, you may see in a shallow pool
either the mud lying at the bottom, or
the image of the sky bove.-Arkansaw
Traveller.
, 1887-12-17
CAPITAL N OteS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. IL. -Secretary
Endicott left the city tonight on a tour of
inspection In the West.
A committee o citizens Of Utah, headed
by Delegate Game. to-day waited on
Speaker Carlisle and Senator ingalls,, and
presented to them copies of the state
constitution adopted at the last Utah con-
v%ention.
The senate committee on education held
a meeting to-day and unanimously ordered
a favorable report on the Blair education
bill. 1t will be reported as it passed the
senate in the last congress.
The interstate commerce commission to-
day gave a hearing in the. case of j.. Ii.
Martin and NJ. S. Martin, of Denver,
Colo, who allege violations of the long
and short haul clause of the interstate
law, on the part of the Southern Pacific
and Union Pacific railroad companies.
Complainants allege that in the t%ranspor-
tation of dried fruits from San Francisco
to Denver, the railroad companies charge.
50. 80, while from San Francisco to
Omaha, a distance much greater. the
charge is only 81. 05. 1t is further alleged
that the rate from Omaha to Denver is
only 81. 40.
, 1887-12-17

WASHINGTON, Dec. l6.-Secretary La
man to-day issued an order directing that
all lands heretofore withdrawn and held
for indemnity purposes under grants to
the following named railroad companies
be restored to the public domain and
offered to settlement and entry under the
general laws, after giving the usual notice:
Burlington & Missouri River, Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific, Cedar Rapids &
Missouri River, Dubuque II Pacific and
Chicago, Milwaukee & St; Paul in Iowa,
st. Joe & Denver City in Kansas, Chicago
& Northwestern in Michigan and Wis
consin.
Arrangements are now being made at
the treasury department for the payment
on Jan. l next of SS,4l4,67O interest on
United States bonds and Pacific railroad
bonds. This is in addition to the $S4S,-
ASP interest which would have fallen due
On that date, but which has been paid
with rebate.
, 1887-12-17
DISCUSSING the Surplus.

WASHINGTON, Dec. l6.-Hatch, of
Missouri, submitted u concurrent resolu-
ton hat wien the two houses adjourn on
Dec. 10 they stand adjourned until jams.
Reed, commenting on the motion, said
the i~naction of the house rendered the
matter subject for legitimate comment be-
fore the house and country. To-day con
gross was pressed upon bya serious public
duty which was the reduction of the sur
plus. All were agreed, at least on the
Republican side, that this surplus should
be reduced, and the Republicans stood
ready now to make one reduction to which
the other side was agreed, and that was
in reference 10 the tobacco tax. He hoped
that an opportunity would be given them
by the powers that be, or were to be, to
vote thereon and show to the country
some proper disposition in this regard,
If the gentlemen on the other side found
it somewhat difficult to arrange them
selves alongside the recent message which
had been sent them, that the Republicans
could well understand and could give their
assurances of most profound sympathy.
Laughter.
After some further debate the resolution
was amended so as to make the adjourn
ment until Dec. %, The resolution was
then adopted.
Townshehd of Illinois, offered a resolu,
ton providing that next Monday shall be
devoted to the introduction and reference
of bills and resolutions. Laid over till
Monday.
Blanchard Of Louisiana, offered a reso-
luton expressive Of the regret with which
the house has heard of the death of Il.
w. Robertson, late member-elect to the
fiftieth congress from Louisiana, and then
as a mark of respect the house adjourned
until Monday.
, 1887-12-17
May Be Admitted to Statehood.

New YORK, Dec. l6.-A Washington
special to the Herald says: There is every
Indication that the territories of Dakota,
Washington, Montana and possibly Utah
Utah adopted the new constitution, which
prohibits the perpetuity of polygamy
within the territory, congress will make a
provision that in the event of that terri
tory's admission to the Union as a state
that that clause of the constitution cannot
be disturbed without the consent of con-
gress. 1t matters not, however, if they
are admitted at this session, they will not
be granted the right of national franchise
until 1892.
The same paper SAYS that James A.
Mckenzie Of Kentucky, will probably be
the next minister to Mexico.
, 1887-12-17
a Rare Gold Coin.

Mr.. C. Scheben, OF Kansas City, is the
owner of n rare gold coin of great value.
1t is United States money of the face
value of 81 and was manufactured at the
mint in San Francisco in 1879. Only
seventeen were coined, and for some rea-
Son the dies We're destroyed. The front
side contains the head of the Goddess of
Liberty, the date 1879. and around the
rim there are thirteen stars with the fol-
lowing figures and letters between them:
&c, G, 3, 8, z, G, Z, G, r, A, NJ, s."
On the reverse side is n five point star in
the center, underneath which is the word
Met" In n circle outside the stars are
the Inscriptions: 'E Pluribus Unum"
and "Deo Est Gloria" There is still
another circle outside this inscription
bearing the words Omitted States of
America. Four Dol. "-Chicago News.
, 1887-12-17
BOILER EXPLOSION.
Six Persons Killed at West
Chester, Pa.
Favorable Reports of the
Crown Prince.
Discussing the Surplus--Capi-
tai Notes.
A Fatal Explosion.

WEsToHEsTER, Pa, Dec. 16.-The ex-
plosion of a twenty-horse power boiler at
the Edison Electric company's works this
afternoon caused the death of five persons
and injured three others. Superintend-
ent Walter Embree was engaged with a
force of men close to the stack unloading
a new boiler, and the whole party was
buried beneath the falling bricks. En-
bree and four laborers were killed, and
three others badly injured. Hettie Jones,
aged 10, was returning from school almost
a square from the scene, and was instant
ly killed by a flying beam. 1t is thought
that all the bodies have not yet been re-
covered. A large force of men tonight
are digging over the ruins by lantern
light.
, 1887-12-17

BERLIN, Dec. ia new bill has been
introduced in the relchstag authorizing
the expulsion of all socialists who have in
CURED penalties for violation of the anti
socialist law, or by belonging to secret So
%cieties, which is forbidden by the existing
laws. In accordance with the provisions
of this bill most of the socialist members
of the reichstag may be expelled from
Germany. The bill also permits the pun
ishment of anyone taking part in the So
cialist congress.
is unanimously of the opinion that the
article published in the St. Petersburg
Official Military Gazette in relation to the
military preparations of the powers has
greatly increased the ~acuteness of the stu.
alton. The Poster Lloyd says Austria
must make military preparations ~involv-
ing a large expense.